In this week’s podcast, our boys take one step beyond into the tantalizing world of holiday foods gone wrong. With a brief detour into madness, the wits of Pod once again ask the question, “is Porn truly the greatest example of audience-driven entertainment?” All that plus the latest skinny on the possible Justice League film […]
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Dion Drowned, Brian Died and J. is a Banana
Posted: 1st December 2012 by Podwits Administrator in Christmas, Film, Podcast, Science Fiction, TelevisionTags: Batman, Christmas, Christopher Nolan, Doritos, holiday foods, Joss Whedon, Justice League, Man of Steel, Porn, pringles, Punisher, The Avengers, XXX, YouTube, Zack Snyder
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Silver Linings Playbook Will Make You Feel Great About Life and Relationships When the End Credits Role
Posted: 30th November 2012 by Podwits Administrator in Film, Film ReviewTags: Bradley Cooper, Brea Bee, Chris Tucker, David O. Russell, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert DeNiro, Silver Linings Playbook, The Fighter
Review by Luke Whitmire The masterful David O. Russell directs another enthralling and compelling oddball drama that centers on a bipolar son and his dysfunctional family. In the hands of Russell, Hollywood’s brilliant humanist filmmaker, Silver Linings Playbook is easily the best romantic comedy of the year. Like his 2010 The Fighter, Russell’s subject […]
Flight soars with Verisimilitude.
Posted: 27th November 2012 by Podwits Administrator in Film, Film ReviewTags: Back To The Future, Denzel Washington, Don Cheadle, Flight, Forest Gump, John Goodman, Robert Zeme, What Lies Beneath?, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
Review by Luke Whitmire Robert Zemeckis returns to live-action filmmaking after 10 years with Flight, another instant classic on par with his previous cinema- Forest Gump, Back to the Future, What Lies Beneath and Who Framed Roger Rabbit. An absorbing, sophisticated morality play that accentuates real life issues.
Life of Pi is Technically Adept, Wonderfully Entertaining and Thematically Cogent.
Posted: 23rd November 2012 by Podwits Administrator in Film, Film ReviewTags: Alexander Schmemann, Ang Lee, Avatar, Ayush Tandon, Faith, God, James Cameron, Peter Pau, Yann Martel
Review by Luke Whitmire Ang Lee, that great chameleon among contemporary directors, confects a visual marvel about a shipwrecked teenage boy stranded with a Bengal tiger on a life boat. Lee weaves a compelling, enchanting fable from Yann Martel’s best-selling novel of the same title published in 2001 that sold over 7 million copies. Like […]
Skyfall is the Next Evolution in Bond
Posted: 13th November 2012 by Podwits Administrator in Film, Film ReviewTags: 007, Batman, Bruce Wayne, Christopher Nolan, Daniel Craig, James Bond, Javier, Judi Dench, Roger Deakins, Sam Mendes, Skyfall, The Dark Knight, The Joker
Review by Luke Whitmire James Bond celebrates his fiftieth year on the big screen, and we are introduced to all the elements that make the mythology so endearing: the gadgets, the beautiful girls, the exotic locations, and the eccentric villains. Skyfall is the 23rd movie in the most successful film series of all time, and what […]
In Space, No One Can Hear You… Scream
Posted: 10th November 2012 by Podwits Administrator in Film, Podcast, Science Fiction, TelevisionTags: Adam Baldwin, Alan Tudyk, Firefly, George Lucas, Indiana Jones, Jewel Staite, Joss Whedon, Lucasfilm, Morena Baccarin, Nathan Fillion, Ron Glass, Serenity, Star Wars, Summer Glau, The Black Hole, The Walt Disney Company, Touchstone Pictures
Lucas may have sold out to the Mouse House, but The Podwits are still independent originals! But that won’t stop us from jumping on the bandwagon of those discussing this earth-shaking media news! After all, we ARE Internet know-it-alls! J and Dion also take a look back at the show that was one of Joss […]
Argo is a Profound, Effective, and Affectionate Caper Film that Weaves an Emotional Catharsis.
Posted: 2nd November 2012 by Podwits Administrator in Film, Film ReviewTags: Alan Arkin, Argo, Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, John Goodman, Kyle Chandler, Luke Whitmire
Review by Luke Whitmire In his third film, Argo, actor-director Ben Affleck devises one of the most compelling, rip-roaring Hollywood thrillers to be put on celluloid, complete with fascinating elements of romance, action, comic relief, and a stylistic homage on par with Sydney Lumet’s classic films. Affleck’s Argo is as taut and intelligent as Lumet’s indelible classic, […]
Halloween II…Still The Night “He” Came Home
Posted: 30th October 2012 by J. Blake in Film, Film ReviewTags: Blu-ray Review, Donald Pleasance, Film, Film Review, Halloween, Halloween 2, Jamie Lee Curtis, John Carpenter
One could argue that few film franchises are more polarizing among horror fans than the HALLOWEEN series and of the installments featuring Michael Myers, it is HALLOWEEN II that is, perhaps, the most controversial. Considered by some to be a worthy follow-up to its now legendary predecessor and by others to be a steamy pile […]
The Much Anticipated Evil Dead Remake Trailer is Finally Released!!!
Posted: 26th October 2012 by Dion in Film, NewsTags: Bruce Campbell, Evil Dead, Fede Alvarez, Jane Levy, Sam Raimi
After the hushed rumors for months and then the huge buzz created by the recently leaked Comic Con footage, it has finally arrived. The holy grail for 80’s horror fans, The Evil Dead, has been remade and the trailer has finally been released.
Iron Man 3 Trailer Released
Posted: 24th October 2012 by Dion in Comic Books, Film, NewsTags: Bang Bang, Ben Kingsley, Guy Pearce, Gwyneth Paltrow, Iron Man 3, Jon Favreau, Kiss Kiss, Last Action Hero, Lethal Weapon, Marvel, Predator, Robert Downey Jr, Shane Black, The Last Boy Scout, The Monster Squad, Tim Burton
Yesterday the new trailer for Iron Man 3 hit the airwaves -or should I say the Cat 5’s- and it looks to be interesting to say the very least. This time around we have the amazingly talented Shane Black penning and directing, which makes me very excited.